Rally Turkey: Red Bull leg 1 summary

DELIGHT IN TURKEY FOR KIMI AND KAJ
Mint, cinnamon, pistachio, roses and walnut: all flavours of lokum, which
is better known throughout the world as 'Turkish delight'.
These exotic flavours sound considerably more romantic than the ...

DELIGHT IN TURKEY FOR KIMI AND KAJ

Mint, cinnamon, pistachio, roses and walnut: all flavours of lokum, which
is better known throughout the world as 'Turkish delight'.

These exotic flavours sound considerably more romantic than the fattening
reality of the ingredients: starch and sugar. So Turkish delight is not
recommended for anybody on a diet. Nor is it a great present for people
who are colour blind or have an uncontrollable hatred of traffic lights,
given that Turkish delight mainly comes in red, yellow and green
varieties.

There are many stories as to how the original sweet was created. One
story says that it was commissioned by a Sultan to please his many wives.
Napoleon, Pablo Picasso and Winston Churchill are just three of the
famous people to have loved this Turkish treasure ever since.

But Kimi Raikkonen doesn't need sugary desserts to feel the delight in
Turkey. And it wasn't just Red Bull giving him wings either: a
spectacular jump on stage four of the Rally of Turkey launched all the
cars several metres into the air. So far, round four of the World Rally
Championship has been a breathtaking show.

After a great opening day that concluded with a superspecial in the
centre of Istanbul, Kimi ended up in a solid eighth place overall with
two tough days of the Rally of Turkey still to go. So he's not drawing
any conclusions just yet.

"It's been good today," said the Iceman. "We've really been sticking with
the tactic of going at a comfortable speed in order to make sure that we
get to the finish and hopefully score some points. Actually, it's really
hard to say how the rest of the rally will go because all the days are
very different, but the main thing is that we're enjoying ourselves -
especially over the big jumps! We've had no problems at all today: on one
stage this morning I didn't have such a great feeling, but for only our
fourth WRC rally in this car it's going well. There's obviously a lot
more to come from us, so it's simply a question of learning."

Kaj Lindstrom, the voice of experience inside the Red Bull car, was also
delighted by Kimi's progress in Turkey. "Today was just what we were
after: a nice, solid beginning to the rally that sets us up well for the
challenge of tomorrow," he said. "I think that's going to be the hardest
day of the event, as we've got some really tough roads and long stages.
But Kimi is taking everything in his stride: nothing bothers him. Making
the switch to rallying is a massive challenge, so he's a brave guy. But I
think everyone knew that already!"